yester
of or relating to yesterday.
Origin of yester
1- Also yestern.
Other definitions for yester- (2 of 2)
a combining form, now unproductive, occurring in words that denote an extent of time one period prior to the present period, the nature of the period being specified by the second element of the compound: yesterweek.
Origin of yester-
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How to use yester in a sentence
This is the proper tone to use when dealing with elderly muttonheads; with the Harpers of yester year.
Instigations | Ezra Pound“I never set eyes on the madman before yester eve,” said his astonished companion.
The Great Mogul | Louis TracyHad it been yester evening, I would have met the best blade among these men at arms as blythely as ever I danced at a maypole.
The Fair Maid of Perth | Sir Walter ScottWhile I addressed thee fair and subtile words on yester even, O sweet and incomparable knight!
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions | Slason ThompsonHe would not have to look back and compare his last term unfavourably with the glories of yester year.
The Loom of Youth | Alec Waugh
British Dictionary definitions for yester (1 of 2)
/ (ˈjɛstə) /
archaic of or relating to yesterday: yester sun Also: yestern (ˈjɛstən)
Origin of yester
1British Dictionary definitions for yester- (2 of 2)
indicating the day before today: yesterday
indicating a period of time before the present one: yesteryear
Origin of yester-
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